James Baldwin Movies

  • 2017
    I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

    I Am Not Your Negro

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    Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...

    I Am Not Your Negro
  • 2018
    If Beale Street Could Talk

    If Beale Street Could Talk

    If Beale Street Could Talk

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    After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his name and prove his innocence.

    If Beale Street Could Talk
  • 1971
    Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

    Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

    Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

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    In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his...

    Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
  • 2021
    Madonna: Madame X

    Madonna: Madame X

    Madonna: Madame X

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    Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal, the film captures the pop icon’s rare and rapturous tour performance, hailed by sold out theatrical audiences...

    Madonna: Madame X
  • 1970
    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

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    Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional...

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
  • 2022
    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

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    An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings...

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
  • 1985
    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

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    This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both...

    Go Tell It on the Mountain
  • 2020
    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

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    Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European...

    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade
  • 2023
    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

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    Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...

    James Baldwin Abroad
  • 2010
    Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

    Public Speaking

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    A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous...

    Public Speaking
  • 1985
    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

    The Statue of Liberty

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    For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and...

    The Statue of Liberty
  • 2018
    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

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    On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...

    Mr. SOUL!
  • 1968
    Baldwin's Nigger

    Baldwin's Nigger

    Baldwin's Nigger

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    James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.

    Baldwin's Nigger
  • 1989
    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

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    James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...

    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
  • 1962
    James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village

    James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village

    James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village

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    James Baldwin, a stranger in a Swiss village in 1962, reflects on ordinary and universal racism.

    James Baldwin, A Stranger In The Village
  • 2014
    A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else

    A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else

    A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else

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    "A person is more important than anything else…," is driven by the cadence and intonation of James Baldwin’s voice, for Baldwin was also...

    A Person Is More Important Than Anything Else
  • 2021
    i ran from it and was still in it

    i ran from it and was still in it

    i ran from it and was still in it

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    I ran from it and was still in it poetically interweaves personal family memories with original and found footage to offer a more complex portrait of...

    i ran from it and was still in it
  • 2022
    Brother, Where Are You?

    Brother, Where Are You?

    Brother, Where Are You?

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    Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'

    Brother, Where Are You?
  • 2017
    The Madding Crowd

    The Madding Crowd

    The Madding Crowd

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    "A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.

    The Madding Crowd
  • 1973
    James Baldwin: From Another Place

    James Baldwin: From Another Place

    James Baldwin: From Another Place

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    In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in...

    James Baldwin: From Another Place